Template:WP/doc

This template uses Lua: Module:WP

This is a documentation subpage for Template:WP. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template creates a link to a shortcut in project space, along with hover text that shows a tooltip of the page's nutshell (if it has one) when someone hovers over the link. It can be useful when linking shortcuts in talk page conversations where newcomers may see them.

A simple example: {{WP|BOLD}} generates WP:BOLD.

For pages without a nutshell, it just displays a normal link. You can use it with help pages or pseudo-namespaces, as in {{WP|MOS:ICON}} to generate MOS:ICON, or {{WP|H:ALPH}} to generate Help:ALPH.

Please note that the template is case-sensitive — if you use {{Wp}}, you'll insert a template about water polo, which is probably not what you want. Please also note that some shortcuts link to sections of pages, so trying {{WP|DUE}} will display the nutshell for WP:NPOV, which won't be that useful.

This template produces error messages. These messages are:

• shortcut: invalid title: <title> –
• target: invalid title: <title> –
  • shortcut or target <title> is not a valid Wikipedia page name; see Wikipedia:Page name § Technical restrictions and limitations
  • example: {{WP|BOLD]}} → shortcut: invalid title: WP:BOLD] (help)
• shortcut: page does not exist: <title> –
• target: page does not exist: <title> –
  • Wikipedia does not have a page at <namespace>:<title>
  • example: {{WP|XXXX}} → shortcut: page does not exist: WP:XXXX (help)
• shortcut: page is empty: <title> –
• target: page is empty: <title> –
  • Wikipedia page <title> exists but has no content
• no shortcut name given –
  • This template called without a shortcut name
  • example: {{WP| }} → no shortcut name given (help)
• namespace '<namespace>' not recognized in shortcut: <shortcut>
  • namespace portion of the shortcut is not one of those recognized by the template (see WP:NS). This template recognizes a limited subset of available namespace names:

    namespace names: Help, Wikipedia

    namespace aliases: Project, WP

    pseudo namespaces: H, MOS

  • example: {{WP|TALK:AVCHD}} → namespace 'TALK' not recognized in shortcut: TALK:AVCHD (help)